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1010 Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Director, IT Procurement Solutions
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What they do
A Director of Procurement or Sourcing directs and oversees the procurement of supplies for a company or organization. Researches pricing trends and manages sourcing of supplies and inventory. Directs staff, develops relationships with suppliers and negotiates supply and shipping prices.
$175,547 / year median in California
+7% projected growth
Job Description
At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer
Drive adoption of innovative solutions, including AI, advanced analytics, and SAP BTP capabilities. Capture lessons learned and embed operational excellence across Procurement delivery and support.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and results.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, decision-making, and influencing skills. Ability to balance strategic priorities, compliance requirements, and operational execution with a strong focus on outcomes.
Knowledge of SOX, GxP, and compliance-driven environments. Exposure to RISE with
Proven ability to influence CFO, CIO, and senior executive stakeholders. Experienced in leading global, cross-functional teams and programs. Strong focus on innovation, governance, and operational excellence. Collaborative, results-driven, and capable of balancing strategic priorities with operational execution. Operates with high accountability, execution discipline, and strong business partnership People Leader Accountabilities Create Inclusion
- working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe.
- Lead global procurement application delivery and roadmap execution
- Own S2P and P2P processes across sourcing, supplier management, workforce, and expense
- Drive system stability, performance, and enhancements
- Manage escalations and ensure timely issue resolution
- Enable transformation initiatives and platform modernization Procurement Solution Leadership
- Set strategy for procurement applications and ecosystem
- Lead platform design and evolution aligned to enterprise goals
- Ensure scalability, performance, and resilience
- Provide architecture and integration expertise. Evaluating and recommending the best path forward based on company goals. Business Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, and Supply Chain leaders
- Translate business needs into scalable IT solutions
- Drive alignment and influence senior leadership Program Delivery & Governance Lead a global team responsible for procurement support, enhancements, roadmap execution, and transformation initiatives.
Drive adoption of innovative solutions, including AI, advanced analytics, and SAP BTP capabilities. Capture lessons learned and embed operational excellence across Procurement delivery and support.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and results.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Business, or a related field.12+ years of relevant experience with an advanced degree, or 15+ years with a bachelor's degree, in Finance, IT, SAP, or ERP leadership. Deep expertise in Ariba, Concur and other SAP applications5+ years of leadership experience managing global SAP or ERP teams and/or large-scale support organizations. Proven experience leading large-scaleSAP S/4HANA
implementations, transformations, and/or global ERP delivery programs. Exposure to SAP RISE or cloud transformation Strong understanding of global Finance processes, financial controls, and integrated finance ecosystems. Experience with complex integrations across SAP and non-SAP enterprise platforms. Demonstrated ability to define and drive end-to-end STS process design and optimization.Strong communication, stakeholder management, decision-making, and influencing skills. Ability to balance strategic priorities, compliance requirements, and operational execution with a strong focus on outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Life Sciences or regulated industries.Knowledge of SOX, GxP, and compliance-driven environments. Exposure to RISE with
SAP, SAP
BTP, and cloud-based transformation initiatives. Background in Procurement process optimization, automation, and digital innovation. Leadership Profile Strategic leader with strong business and technical acumen.Proven ability to influence CFO, CIO, and senior executive stakeholders. Experienced in leading global, cross-functional teams and programs. Strong focus on innovation, governance, and operational excellence. Collaborative, results-driven, and capable of balancing strategic priorities with operational execution. Operates with high accountability, execution discipline, and strong business partnership People Leader Accountabilities Create Inclusion
- knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams. Develop Talent
- understand the skills, experience, aspirations, and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop, and realize their purpose. Empower Teams
- connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem. The salary range for this position is: $210,375.00
- $272,250.
- . For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
- Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.